The Corporate Malfeasance Series consists of an exhaustive search for intel from all the teams from one conference. No idea why its called the Corporate Malfeasance Series but it is. You don’t like it, get lost.

Remember these posts aren’t designed to be conference previews, power rankings or preseason all conference teams. We don’t care who finishes 6th in the WCLL. We do care about intel and commentary. That’s what you get.

Cal Poly

We like to make sweeping generalizations about which team has the hardest stretch in their schedule. Cal Poly’s entire schedule is rather brutal considering they as yet don’t have the pull of a BYU or Michigan.

Having said that they do have the benefit of playing in a warm climate near other talented programs. Therefore, teams are willing to visit California.

In fact we’d  be willing to wager our new STX Professor and Katana that California is the state most visited by MCLA teams during the year.

Back to the Stangs, they get after D2 Notre Dame de Namur, Chapman, Florida, Florida State, and Simon Fraser in out of conference play not to mention their in conference slate which features Cal and Sonoma.

This summer they were involved in a really cool camp project for inner city youths.

Lax In LA, which serves over a dozen schools in the South Central Los Angeles area, provides a unique opportunity for undeserved youth, combining the sport of lacrosse with much needed academic and social mentoring.

New website for the Stangs.

Chico State

Chico State’s website hasn’t been updated since last fall…

So we’ll briefly discuss their 2008 fall schedule as its helpful for team presidents and administrators moving forward in fall 2010.

Having an organized schedule for the fall well in advance does wonders. Players, parents, alumni, and fans can plan to attend functions that they might otherwise not be able to attend without sufficient notice. Consider if only one alum attends a fundraiser and he donates $10,000. Wow that’s J in our pants money. But what if more than one alum attended? Now its not a question of how much money could have been donated but rather how much money did we lose this weekend?

Of course the better teams get this done. For the MCLA to develop this level of organization and commitment must occur. Michigan and BYU are not holding back the MCLA. It’s the teams outside of the top 30 and down that need to step up. Here’s the problem, the kids have to do it.

Someone on the team has to decide enough is enough and we’re going to make some changes with the understanding that the work we do this year might not begin to produce results until the next year or until after they graduate or beyond. It takes a special group of people to put their club program ahead of their own desires. If you love lacrosse, you’ll find away to contribue. That simple.

What we really like about Chico’s 2008 schedule…is the amount of off field events scheduled. There are two big team dinners, a parents weekend, a youth clinic, and of course the fitness testing. It’s within these moments that a team and a program are created and its the difference between not knowing the name of the 7th string defensive middie and winning games.

Whatever happened to Danny Meteyor,  he was a gladiator (likely the incorrect spelling).

Hopefully CSU has an updated website by January 15th. An important date. We decided. We have been told they competed in the UC Davis fall ball tournament thanks to these stunning high quality photos.

Santa Clara

Sick fundraiser idea. Some programs ask for it all at once. Why not ask for it over the course of the season? Easier on the donors which means they will be more likely to give alms for the poor.

The homepage states they are hoping for 20 sign ups by the start of the season. If they had 20 names signed up for the Quarter-Century Club and they won 10 games they would earn $5000, $10,000 if all 20 members were Half-Century Club members, and $20,000 if all members were  part of the Century Club.

Win games. Get paid. Santa Clara is at the forefront of modernizing college athletics.

Of course they recently hired a new coach. December 20th recent.

Sonoma State

Broken website.

But we did track down fall ball photos and they beg the question, “is this real life?”

There’s no way he’s a long stick.

F. How in the world is his reversible falling off with all that protection?

If you have to use a stencil for your eye black design, especially in the fall… you might be trying too hard.

What’s the deal with Sonoma defenders and their bullet proof body armor?

Nothing suggests “I’m a team first guy” more than wearing Jordan hoop shorts to your fall ball game.

Stanford

In our conference call with Warrior’s product manager, he showed off a new helmet for the “Cardinal.” It was spellbinding.

Years have past since Stanford challenged Colorado State in St. Louis for the then USLAMSDIASDIA crown. Why isn’t this program a presence on the national stage every year?

Phenomenal academics attract great lacrosse talent. Its physics. It’s inevitable.

Throw in D1 athletics, sunny Palo Alto, a former Maryland Terp (Twerp depending upon your allegiances) as your head coach, and recruits should be beating the door down.

Here’s the problem. The roster is littered with West Coast talent. It’s fair to say the better West Coast talent is going to UCSB, Cal Poly, and Chapman less arduous admissions standards and cheaper tuition. Head east, Coaches! Players in the MIAA and the Founders League have the money, the grades, and the desire to rip it up in California.

Maybe the 2010 helmets will make some hay in the recruiting battles.

Cal

One way to jump start your season is an opener against UCSB.

Another way to kick off 2010 is with a seizure inducing new website.

Why are their roster bio pictures in black and white?

That’s senior middie Luke Langon #12. He has gracious maneuvers against San Diego.

Of course the video is provided by the world famous BHSVideoDad.

Cal is journeying to Arizona for spring break. Games against Duluth, ASU, Grand Canyon, and UC Davis who is conveniently up next.

Cal is rowing in the same boat Stanford is skippering. Bring in the academic juggernauts from the East to help push you into the vaunted top 16. Replacing the 135 points David Parker and Andrew Whitney took with them following graduation will be a challenge befallen upon Langon, sophomore attackman Connor Thomas, and sophomore middie Dorian Farhang. It will fascinating to watch their maturation process as they go from complimentary players to BMOC.

UC Davis

Their fall ball tournament brought out the pure breeds of the lacrosse fashion world but remember not throw stones if you live in a glass house.

Is that goalie stick covered in clown’s blood?

Retro uniforms for fall ball might have to be a mandatory requirement.

No fabric pattern is specific to one sport quite like the jacquard braid.

(Notre Dame de Namur should lose their program because of 17′s appearance)

Some of the better items from their merch section:

Shooting shirt

Retro team gloves. Our only weakness.

The Aggies went 4 and 8 last year. Looking forward to tracking them this season because we believe they are moving in the right direction.

This character shouldn’t be allowed to play lacrosse anymore.

Is that a shark bite on his knee?

85% sure Nevada was relegated to D2.

95.99999999989% sure San Jose State was also relegated to D2.

Nike Syracuse Gloves (LacrossePlayground)

Rabil murders Quint

Unreal dedication.

Wake up in the morning and piss excellence.

The game winner with his eyes closed. Give us a break.

New Year’s Eve Banger

Play at your Connor Martin hosted party.

Notes

Team sweats and shooting shirts ordered. Pictures of shooting shirts upon arrival.

DJ Pauly D (from MTV’s The Jersey Shore) has posted several mash up mixes for downloand

New Year’s Eve Parties sponsored by Mad Men we suggest #6

Jail guard sleeping on the job (TheDirty)

No wonder we lost to Buffalo. Bus got stuck.